Grain-tally



(No Model.)

F. .M. ROUSH.

GRAIN TALLY.

10.413,835] Patented 00u. 29, 1889-.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS M. ROUSH, OF MIDDLEBURY, IYDIVANA.Y

G RAI N-TALLY.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent No. 413,835, dated October 29, 1889.

Application filed March 23, 1889. Serial No. 304,420. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS M. RoUsH, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Middlebury, in the county of Elkhart and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grain- Registers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.-

My invention relates to improvements in grain-registering machines in which a rotary measurecarrier operates in conjunction with registering mechanism to keep tally of the number of measures passed through the machine; and the objects of my improvement are to produce a machine of this class of compact and simple construction, in which the rotary measure-carrier is provided with open sides to facilitate the introduction and removal of the measures and adjustable means to level the top of the grain therein. I attain these objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a grainregistering machine constructed in accordance with my invention. A Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a top view of the registering mechanism.

In said drawings, A represents a frame, that may be supported upon trestles A2 or upon legs. Said frame has three sides A3, that may be closed or provided with openings a, for the escape of grain overfiowing from the measures; but one of the sides is entirely open to facilitate the admission and removal of the measures. The bottom A4 has also openings a2 for the escape of overflowing grain. The top A5 carries the hopper d3, through which grain is poured into the measures. lVithin the frameA is placed the skeleton or open-side measure-carrier, consisting of a disk B, upon which the measures C are placed. In the present instance three measures are used, and on a level with the top of said measures the measure-carrier has three segmental arms B2, to facilitate the removal and transfer of the grain, overtopping one measure into the succeeding one. The arms B2 are united to the bottom disk B by means of three standards B3; but between said arms and standards there are openings to permit the measures to be slid out of the rotating carrier without requiring them to be lifted above the surface of the bottom disk. To facilitate the rotation of the carrier, the under side of the disk B is provided with a hub b, and through said hub and the disk, and also through the arms B2, passes a long bolt or shaft D, that also unites the top and bottom of the frame A together. The disk B has also a series of large perforations b2, to permit the grain spilled from the measures while leveling them to es` cape from the machine.

To scrape off the surplus grain in the filled measures, a scraper E is adjustably secured Vto one edge of the top A5 by means of two screws e, passing through vertical slots e2 in said scraper.

To keep tally of the number of measures passed through the machine, each standard B3 between said measure is provided with an inclined or beveled projection b3, to come in contact or in gear with one of the pins f, projecting horizontally from the face of the Wheel F, that is pivoted at f2 to the side of the machine, with its upper edge extending through the top thereof. Vithin a casing G, hinged to said top at g, are located two multiplying gear-Wheels H and J. The wheel F has besides the ten pins f, projecting from its face, a pin f3, projecting from its peripheryfand said pin f3 is adapted to engage at each revolution with one of the ten pins h, projecting horizontally from the Wheel H, and said wheel carries, also, a vertical pin h2, which is adapted to engage at each revolution with one of the ten teeth of the Wheel J. The three wheels F H J carry, also, numbers from O to 9, so that the number of measures passed can be read through the glass g2 in the top of the casing G. The periphery of the Wheel F is also provided with t-en ratchetnotches, Within which one end of the pawl f*l enters to prevent its retrograde movement.

Having now fully described my invention, I claim- 4 A grain=register consisting of a frame hav- IOO ing a hopper in the top and perforations in operated by said proj eet-ions, substantially as the bottom and side thereof, a revolving measure-carrier having open sides, a perforated bottom disk, removable measures therein, 5 and segmental arms level With the top of said measure, standards Vuniting said disk and arms, laterally-extended beveled proj eotions upon said standard, and registering gearing described. 1o

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

FRANCIS M. ROUSH. Vitnesses: l

JACOB P. MILLER, r ISAAC J. BOUTRAGER. 

